Report: US Military Believes Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight Crashed in Indian Ocean

The Daily Mail reports that U.S. military officials reportedly believe missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 may have gone done in the Indian Ocean rather than the South China Sea and may begin searching the area:

The mystery surrounding the fate of the Malaysia Airlines plane which went missing almost six days ago has deepened amid claims that satellites were still receiving data from the aircraft after it went missing.

A source close to the investigation has said the flight MH370, which was travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 on board, sent a brief signal, or ‘ping’, to satellites in space after it had lost contact with ground control.

The development comes as Malaysian authorities attempted to downplay the theories springing up around the fate of the aircraft, and as the U.S. confirms it could start searching the Indian Ocean for debris – rather than the South China Sea.